Shooting and cap exploding toy gun



Nov. 12, 1940. A. BRANDON SHOOTING AND CAP EXPLODING TOY GUN Original Filed March 21, 1938 Patented Nov. 12, 1940 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE Alfred E. Brandon, New York, N. Y.

Original application March 21, 1938, Serial No. 197,161. Divided and this application May 26, 1939, Serial No 275,866

.. '7 Claims. (Cl. l2l-2) This application 'is a division of application sectional view of a modified form of the gun filed March 21, 1938. constructed according to the invention.

This invention relates to toy guns for target Fig. 9 is a transverse vertical sectional view practice combined with sound producing device, along the line 99 of the gun shown in Fig. 8. and more particularly to guns provided with Figfilfl is a longitudinal vertical sectional view elastic strips, band or spring; and the objects of of Fig. 5, showing a modification of said part emthe invention are: bodied in this invention.

1. To make new and novel provision for sup- One form of the gun shows the body, which porting projectiles upon the gun and which afcomprises the barrel I, the stock 2 and butt or fords means for various sizes and shapes of shots handle 3, is made of wood or of light composition to be easily and rapidly placed upon the gun and element. The stock is provided with a suitable conveniently used. slot 4, for housing a trigger 5, having its fulcrum 2. To facilitate novel means whereby projec- 011 a p and a resilient Spring 7 Which s setiles of various forms and weights can be securely cured on one end by a sc ew 3 against t e Wall held in position upon the gun and are accurately DOItiOIl 4a of the Slot, the Other end Slidably projected to where desired. engaging the same'wall portion. It will be noted 3. To make novel provision for mounting ends that the tr gger 5, lower portion Serving as of elastic springs above the barrel of guns and finger p moves slid-ably against the Spring which affords means to increase accuracy in tar- Whifih in turn Urges the finger portion 5a '20 get practice, also protect the usefuln ss f th against the wall portion 4b of the slot where the elastic trigger is checked to normal position.

4. Tomake new and novel provision for sup- This trigger 5 s p ov ded With a horizontal porting the elastic spring intermediate both ends F having a pm 9 WhIQh 'D JBCtS in alonupon the gun and which affords means for snapgltudmal recess formed In the HD1 5 1216 of w ping the elastic, whereby the velocity of projec the stock. This recess is shown to be of dovetiles discharged from the gun is greatly increased. tall m transverse and ther 1s housed 5. In the. novel provision of sound emitting and fr moves f havmg an aper devices to associate with means embodied in the ggfi g Tg f g gg g gi g g g g 3: 22: 5 gun nd can e reduced 6 so that deslred sou b p of sa1d recess IOWQT'DOIUOD and also against, the

when the gun is discharged; and one such device is a new kind of anvil intended to be used for exploding caps with or upon the gun.

Fig. 1 is a side view of the gun, and shows the position,.after the gun has been discharged, of the parts and wherein the elastic band or strip is broken off at several portions.

Fig. 2 is a side elevational view of the gun shown in Fig. 1, but when it is loaded, and portions of which are broken off and shown sectionally.

, Fig. 3 is, a plan View of the gun when it is loaded, but the elastic band or strip is broken oil m one Side, of the gun f Q the posltlon the lugs I9 for supporting a claw element 26 which 5 Spring engagmg the elastjlc Stnp or band thereat is pivotally mounted upon a bolt or rivet 25 conassumes when gun 1s fired- I necting the lugs. This claw element having one Fig. 4 is a vertical sectional view on the line end engaging an upstanding element 22 when i of i r the other end holds a projectile 23, which may be Fig. 5 is an enlarged sectional view taken on f various shape and size, in the carriage indeupper portion l3 thereof which is in the form of a projection over said recess.

It will be noted, that the carriage is provided with a groove M which. functions to guide the pin 9 into the aperture I2, and a. projection I5 35 rearwardly of said carriage engages the upper portion [3 prevents forward tippingof the upper portion l6 of the carriage, and also tends to protect the side walls of said recess It from splitting thereat when the elastic band or strip is tense. 40

Said upper portion 18 is constructed with an aperture H for housing the rear end of the elastic band or strip 18, and a pair of spaced parallel ne 5 in pendently of the elastic band or strip, as is evi- 50 Fig. 6 is an enlarged sectional view on the line d t from the drawing. The contact point be- 6-6 in Fig. 1. tween the upstanding element 22 and claw ele- Fig. 7 iS an enlarged SECtiOl'lEtl view 011 the line meni; 20 may be provided withsuitable spring 1-! in Fig. 1. means at 24 capable of taking up any slack which 65 Fig. .8is a fragmentary longitudinal vertical may occur between the fore end of the claw element and projectiles of various sizes. And 25 are screws or nails which secure the element 22 on the stock in alignment with the recess.

Obviously, the bolt 2! may be taken out to remove the claw 2?] when it is desired to use extra size of projectiles on the gun; or the element 22 may be removed in such instances instead of the claw element 20.

On the front of the barrel is a post element 28 for mounting thereon a pocket element 27, which is adapted to receive the front end of said elastic strip or band. This pocket element 21, preferably pivotally connected as shown in the drawing, is adapted for engaging a wedge-shaped bolt 28, having end portion 29 threaded to receive a nut 36, which tends to draw the bolt 28 forward; thus, with the ends or end of the elastic I8 in the pocket element, the nut 30 may be manipulated sufficiently to press the said ends or end against the interior walls of the pocket element 2? and wedge-shaped bolt 28.

It will be noted, that the upper side of the barrel i is a distance below the upper side of the stock 2 suff ciently for the upper side of the pocket element 27 to be below the upper side of the stock for clearance for projectiles, which are discharged from the gun. And also, for mounting thereon a housing 3i for a spring element 32, both of which are secured by bolt or screw 33 on the barrel.

This spring element 32 having its longitudinal axis in vertical alignment with that of the device and comprising a pair of-outwardly spread wings 32a. and 3227, each of which having pockets 3% for engaging either side of the elastic l8. These wings normally diverging from one another, and their upper portions arein a twisted position, see Fig. 3. Obviously, when the gun is being loaded, the elastic sides sliding against the wall of each pocket 3d force the wings toward each other so that the pockets are positioned substantially in parallel relation when the gun is loaded and, when the gun is discharged, the elastic being snapped or stressed by the wings laterally and substantially downward in respect of the gun, thereby force the carriage to slide against the bottom of the recess Ill rather than against the sides theerof. It is of course understood that I. canmake a spring element 32 to direct said carriage otherwise in said recess; and one way is to dispose the spring element with its longitudinal axis angularly rather than horizontally with the longitudinal axis of the gun.

35 is an anvil mounted on the front end of the recess ill, and it is secured by a screw or bolt 36. This anvil having a pocket 31 for receiving caps of the ordinary type, and an aperture 38 which is in alignment with one such cap (not shown) deposited in the pocket 31.

39 is a hammer slidably engaging the recess. This hammer having a projection A li adapted to freely engage the aperture 38; and a. compression spring l! normall positions the hammer 39 and the projection 563 in alignment with the anvil 35 and its aperture 38. Thus, when the gun is discharged the carriage, traveling 1ongitudinal1y in the recess, will strike against the hammer 39 and thereby drive the projection 40 through the aperture 38 sufficiently to cause to explode a previously deposited cap in the pocket 31, and the spring ii, acting as a shock absorber, restores the hammer 39 to normal position.

and shown in Figs. 8 and 9 will be readily understood.

In this modification, the body of the gun 42 is of wood for the lower portion and the upper portion of the stock is of metal pressed to form a shell or casing 43, secured by nails or screws 44 to the wood portion of the gun.

The metal shell or casing carries a recess 45, being for sake of simplicity, similar in transverse section to the one shown in the previous figures for housing the carriage 36, which is provided with a projection 47 adapted to project into the aperture 48 of the anvil lii to explode caps previously deposited in the pocket-or chamber 50, as already described.

The rear projection 5| of the carriage engages the projection 52 of the shell or'casing 43. And its upper or vertical portion 53 fore portion 54 may be provided with a flexible spring element 55 to function as claw element.

56 is a projectile of irregular shape and it is shown in dotted lines; andthe fiat spring 55 is also shown in dotted lines to illustrate the posi-' tion it assumes when in engagement with a pros jectile as such. This spring 55 may be detachabl mounted upon the upper portion 53to re tain projectiles of any size for practical use.

It is of course understood, that I can construct the lower horizontal portion of the carriage in the form of a curve in transverse section and, a recess on the body of the gun adaptable to be engaged by such alower portion of said carriage.

In Fig. 10, it will be noted that I provide female threads on the wedge-shaped bolt 28a for engaging a bolt 58, thereby clamping the ends of the elastic band or strip [8a against the inner Walls of the pocket element 21a, as previously described.

It is of course understood, that I can make the bore of said wedge-shaped bolt 28a without threads and extend said bore from end to end of said bolt 28a for said bolt 58 to pass therethrough to engage'a nut, which will cause the wedge-shaped bolt 28a to function as already described. a

In the drawing and specification there has been set forth a preferred embodiment of the invention, and although specific terms are employed, they are used in a generic and descriptive sense only, and not for purposes of limitation, the scope of the invention being set forth in the appended claims.

And I claim as new: r

1. A shooting and cap exploding toy gun oomprising a stock and barrel, guide means on top of the barrel, a carriage and striker mounted on the guide means, the carriage adapted to carry missiles of various size and shapeabove the gun, said guide means'engaging the lower portion of the carriage, cooperating means on said lower portion and said guide means respectively, said cooperatin means including a projection on one end of said guide means and an extension rear- 1 wardly of'said' lower portion adapted to engage below the projection and thereby prevent forward tipping movement of the upper portion of said carriage at saidend, said lower portion formed to provide an aperture therein and trigger means mounted for engagement with said aperture for holding said carriage against said end, and an anvil mounted upon said barrel-in the path of said striker whereby a cap'm'ay be exploded by impact and movement of said striker and carriage will be checked.

2. A gun as claimed in claim 1 including clamping means mounted on said carriage for retaining the missiles thereon, said clamping means comprising a lever element and means pivotally mounting said lever on the carriage, means mounted on the stock for engaging an end of the lever element thereby moving the opposite end of said lever into gripping engagement with a missile.

3. A gun as claimed in claim 1 wherein the upper portion of said carriage is formed to provide an aperture, an elastic element in said aperture, clamping means adjacent the opposite end of said barrel releasably holding said element therein, means pivotally securing said clamping means to said barrel, guide means pivotally mounted upon said barrel between the carriage and the clamping means, said guide means engaging said elastic element thereby guiding the path of travel thereof.

4. A gun as claimed in claim 1 including an elastic band attached at its ends to the forward portion of the barrel to provide a loop portion, said loop slidably engaging said carriage, spring means pivotally mounted on said barrel between the points of attachment of said band to the carriage and barrel respectively, said spring means including a pair of arms in relatively diverging relation, each arm engaging the band on opposite sides of the looped portion whereby retraction of the band will tension the spring means.

5. A gun as claimed in claim 1 wherein said anvil comprises an element formed to provide a vertical chamber and a slot laterally of said chamber for the insertion of a cap, said element being further formed to provide an aperture communicating with said chamber to accommodate said striker to detonate a cap placed within said chamber.

6. A shooting and cap exploding toy gun comprising a stock and barrel, guide means on top of th b r a arriage and striker mounted on the guide means, said carriage adapted to carry objects of various size and shape above the gun, said guide means engaging the lower portion of said carriage, cooperating means on said lower portion and said guide means respectively, said cooperating means including a projection on one end of said guide means and an extension rearwardly of said lower portion adapted to en e below the projection and thereby prevent forward tipping movement at the upper portion of said carriage at said end, said lower portion formed to provide an aperture therein and trigger means mounted for engagement with said aperture for holding said carriage against said end, an anvil mounted upon said barrel at the other end of said guide means, and striker means in the path of travel of the carriage associated with an aperture communicating with said chamber, f

and wherein said striker is positioned in said aperture and a spring is interposed between the anvil and striker whereby said spring may resiliently check the forward movement of the carriage and at the same time permit the striker to fire a cap in the chamber.

ALFRED E. BRANDON. 

